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White House blasts false claims about Hurricane Helene and relief aid

White House blasts false claims about Hurricane Helene and relief aid



Statement comes as president urges Congress to pass disaster-relief package as costs soar amid devastationThe White House moved Saturday to quash claims that government officials control the weather, including a far-fetched rumor circulating on social media that Hurricane Helene was an engineered storm to allow corporations to mine regional lithium deposits.“We have seen a large increase in false information circulating online related to the federal response to Hurricane Helene,” a statement said, pointing to a “number of scam artists, bad-faith actors, and others who want to sow chaos because they think it helps their political interests are promoting disinformation about the recovery effort.” Continue reading…



Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/oct/05/biden-urges-congress-helene-relief-funds

Author : Edward Helmore

Publish date : 2024-10-05 22:48:57

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